Rogues Like Beer by NickZangus 2018-12-16T15:14:37Z
I played a lot of LD entries in the last 3 weeks but this is the best one. Straight forward, understandable, well working physics, clever puzzles, fun music. :stars: :stars: :stars: :stars: :stars:
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → Kornel Meszaros
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 43 | Sacrifices must be made | 👥 | PeonCraft - Sacrificed | jam | 652 | 3.28 | 2.68 | 3.41 | 3.67 | 4.33 | 3.41 | 3.46 |
I played a lot of LD entries in the last 3 weeks but this is the best one. Straight forward, understandable, well working physics, clever puzzles, fun music. :stars: :stars: :stars: :stars: :stars:
Not bad for a compo entry! Congrats!
Wow! Very nice entry. Clever use of the theme, nice graphics, understandable controls. We wrote nearly the exact same intro and outro text to our game. :)
Just wondering... the city of lights "is a lie", right? :D
@wolar yes, finally I found it! :)
The idea is about a real life topic that SHOULD be discussed more! I'm happy to see games (or game jam entries) already tackling this. Big thumbs up for making it!
One thing is missing... Show the player the outcome simulation of the choices. ;)
Well crafted entry!
The atmosphere is great, the sounds suit it very well, graphics are cool but the best thing in the game is the camera movement. You did a very nice job with it.
One bug (?) I found: clicking on the rabbit-giver card but not placing it also gives rabbits.
Reminded me of Hand of Fate. I liked it!
It's a fun little game and an amazing entry from 1 person! You did all the assets, models, anim, and sfx... simply wow! The time lapse is really a nice touch! Well done!
WTF did I just play?! :D 10/10 would show it to friends. :D
Liked it! Well executioned entry!
Finally a TD! :) Thanks for making it! One suggestion: Maybe the building placement would be better with click-to-activate placement, another click to place. That's how it is used in RTS games.
Just no! Why you make me do dis?
Hmmm... interesting game. First I failed, then I got what it requires from me.
Thank you for making it!
Haha! Intuitive and funny game! Also nice graphics! I liked that the presidents changed. :)
Veery nice. Complete mini game with fun setting. It's a bit creepy but just enough. Just loosely connected to the theme.
Haha, you got me there
I've never seen a mechanic like this before so it was fun for me. Extra like for the facial expression of the commander when your sacrifice is enough! :D
The controls and UIs are a bit cluncky but if you understand this game, it really stands out!
Great use of the theme, nice hand drawn assets and overall a short but challenging game. One of my favorite entries so far!
Immediately thought about how making a mobile game from this can be achieved. ;)
Please add local co-op with both players playin on the same keyboard. I could not play because of no co-op buddy nearby.
Nice entry! This game left me speechless. You made it in 72 hours? I'm amazed. Art is fine but all systems working (tried the patched version). The code puzzle was hard but when I found the solution I was like "OMG this is so clever!". Thank you for the game, I recommend! :)
Liked the robot :) but did not get the game goal.
The graphics are really nice however the gameplay is a bit cluncky. Funny inplication of the theme though. :)
Nice graphics if you made all of them! My build was missing sounds though which is a bit annoying for me, but with light on the character you somewhat captured the diablo feeling so it's a nice entry overall. :)
Holy sh*t!! This game is a masterpiece. (The controls are a bit clunky though.)
I thought this game will be some cluttered, over-complicated RPG, but man, was I wrong!
This is a very clear game, with enough challenge for noob or good players alike. I really liked the setting too, nice graphics!!
The theme might've been used better, but overall this is a very nice entry!
Pretty solid and well-put-together game! Great fun! :D Tried it with keyboard and xbox controller too... well, on keyboard better use WASD + arrow keys next time and on xbox controller I would use triggers instead of the top buttons.
Didn't understand the controls first, but after it I could easily/quickly reach the end...
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..and only after it did I realize what was this all about...
I got the message I think. With the music it's deep from a LD entry.
Very clever use of the theme.
Fun to play, cool audio, nice graphics, but too hard game. I can't replanish my health and this way one mismove and your 15+ minutes of gameplay is ruined.
Well.. okaay. I laughed, I was disgusted, I was amazed at the blood waterfall thing and had to put this down because this is just not right.
An entry well done! :D (Little too easy.)
Funny game! :D
I'm wondering how did you manage to create a game with this many dynamic 3D assets. Nice physics!
Don't make me hurt the dog! :( Hard game with good mechanics and really nice graphics.
Nicely done entry for a game jam! Considering that you made it alone it's very impressive. The idea is clever (I play a lot of games, but have never encountered one like this before), UI is stunning and intuitive, the game is hard enough to get me back again and again... so in one word, I enjoyed the experience, thanks for it!
On the con side, the goal is not clear at first and I missed the opponent spaceship because it was tiny on the screen - a UI marker or distance meter would be welcomed.
Oh, man! That's creepy o.O
It got into my head, I actually cared for those astronauts. Great use of the theme and that new upgrade - blocked UI thing is a clever idea, even if I hated it. Nice work!
Holy sheep. You are sick. I like it. :D
Haha, basic but fun game. Liked the textures! :D Reminded me of quake 1
Those 2D animations are sick!! Nice entry!
Interesting mechanic, having to sacrifice experienced units. Stats were not clear though, spamming the archers turned out the most efficient way of defending.
Omg this game is so hard and unforgiving! :D Nice graphics though.
Wow a board game as a game jam entry?! Haven't thought about it!
Nice!
Well, that is some weird thing. o.O The music gave me the creeps
@fenderbate: The goblin scout dies when reaching an enemy building because he is not enough to fight. :) That's a feature. Go on, don't give up! :)
Thanks guys! We promise that after the Jam ratings are over we'll add a free DLC with our voices saying more peon complaints! :D
@jmarkohun Thank you fellow hungarian dev! :D Köszönjük szépen! :)
Cheers everyone!
Thank you for your reviews, you make us really happy! :)
In return, we made the WebGL version of the game too!
Hi @leandre-renouard, Thanks for your interest. I have added the WebGL version and the Mac OS-X version. I hope this way you will be able to play the game! ;)
@garygreen the part of the simulation is being _the sacrifice_ ;)
Thank you all for the reviews! :) @peachtreeoath that was absolutely the goal, I'm glad you liked it this much! :) Unfortunatelly we did not have enough time to improve on the scouting mechanic and thus I'm not a good level designer, being a programmer myself, we kept this method.
@franciszek-pyrc I'm sorry to hear that. The game is a simulation for a peon (basic unit in strategy games like Warcraft) which is often used for scouting in an early state of a match as it is cheap to produce. This way real life players often sacrifice the cheap peon to discover enemy base locations because bases are randomly spread across maps. You play as the peon being sacrificed for this. The other mechanics are just fun factors for those who played and WarCraft 1-3 games. :) I hope this explanation helps you.
Wow, @eric-smith thanks for the tip!! When we'll have time will fix this!
Hello guys, hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you for all the reviews, we are happy to see this many! :)
Extra thank you @kroltan , your feedback is well detailed! These are the most valuable ones. When we'll have time we'll look into those how can we implement them!
@simanis thanks for the feedback!
One my inspirations is from an old game, Dungeon Keeper 2. It had this mechanic you mention. Try it if you have some time - you can posess units in it. :)
This entry is amazing.. and it's actually a game! Very nice entry. Played until the end and enjoyed all of it!
I would made the background moving to get the feeling of going forward but otherwise it's a nice little game! :)
I confess I did not really understand the game but it's nice for a compo entry! :)
@pompi-pompi ooooh, I missed the healing part. Thanks, I'll take another look!
XD omg this game is hilarious. Took me some time to figure out there are sheep on the borders but after it it was fun! Those sounds... :,D
This game... XD You drunk alcohol or something while making it, right? :D Had fun!
What a clever game!
It's snowing here at my town so my experience was even better. Great entry! Well done! :)